Feng Xian raised his sword-finger high, and an eighth-grade spirit sword shot out of his body with a swish.
"Singing Leak!"
Clang!
The spirit sword struck the purple scythe. The continuous sword intent spread directly into Mu Gu's body, making his arm instantly stiffen.
"Jing Hong!"
Feng Xian swiped his finger, and a second eighth-grade spirit sword flew out.
Attacked from both sides, Mu Gu could not rashly break the formation and could only deal with it in a hurry.
When he faced Yao Chen back then, he had only been able to gain a temporary advantage because he had Han Feng poison him in advance.
But now, Feng Xian was in perfect condition. Every attack was mixed with anger, making his combat power even more ferocious.
This can't go on!
Mu Gu made a decision in his heart. He had to find a breakthrough point to break the formation.
Taking advantage of a gap in Feng Xian's attack, his hands quickly formed a seal, and a huge purple formation appeared behind him.
"Pill-Fire Skill: Dark Demon!"
Purple-grey flames erupted from Mu Gu's body. A huge demonic hand flew out of the formation, heading straight for Feng Xian.
The gloomy flames, wrapped in a sinister law, successfully broke open a corner of the Frightening Rainbow Sword Formation.
Feng Xian's expression did not change. With a beckon of his hand, several spirit swords gathered in the air.
"Kill!"
He held up his sword-finger and swiped down.
A strike condensing the power of the entire sword formation pierced fiercely into Old Man Mu Gu's body. Half of his shoulder instantly exploded, and he let out a miserable scream.
But that demonic hand was blocked by a defensive spirit artifact when it was only a few meters away from Feng Xian.
Endless star power spread. As a weapon refiner, Feng Xian had a complete set of offensive and defensive means, with almost no shortcomings.
The demonic hand exploded, and Feng Xian was shaken back by the energy of the shattered law. Although he was not seriously injured, the Dou Qi in his body was somewhat depleted.
He had fought too ruthlessly just now. Even with the huge Dou Qi reserves of a Dou Venerate, he was consumed quite a bit.
Fortunately, as long as this kind of attack hit once, the outcome would definitely be serious injury and disability.
Old Man Mu Gu's eyes were bloodshot, and he struggled to stand up with one breath.
"Han Feng, do you think that by cooperating with Feng Xian, he will let you go?"
At this time, the street was empty, and only Han Feng stood there alone.
Hearing Old Man Mu Gu's words, Han Feng glanced over faintly.
"Stop dreaming. You bear the brunt of Yao Chen's death. If not for you, how could I be a match for Yao Chen with his peak cultivation?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Feng Xian's body paused slightly.
Although Old Man Mu Gu was talking to Han Feng, the target had always been Feng Xian.
Seeing that his words had taken effect, he immediately shouted, "Han Feng, help me kill Feng Xian, and I guarantee you will become a protector of the Hall of Souls. You and I also have the reality of master and disciple. I swear I will protect you in the future!"
As he spoke, Old Man Mu Gu took out a pill from his storage ring and swallowed it.
If it were in the battle just now, he would definitely not have had time to swallow the pill, but Feng Xian's slight hesitation at this moment gave him a chance to fight for his life.
Feng Xian came back to his senses, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes. Just as he was about to raise his sword to attack again, he saw a ball of black mist explode from Old Man Mu Gu's body.
"Soul Slaughtering Heaven and Earth!"
A large mass of soul energy exploded around Old Man Mu Gu, setting off a wild soul storm.
The air contracted, and heaven and earth trembled.
The aftershocks of a Dou Venerate's battle were completely out of control.
The entire small town fell into violent shaking.
All the cultivators hiding in the dark had their soul power drawn out of their bodies in an instant, flying towards the core of the soul storm.
The people of the Hall of Souls were most adept at manipulating souls.
Most of the cultivators in the small town were below the Dou Ancestor level, so faced with the absorption of a Dou Venerate, they had no power to resist at all.
Han Feng's expression was calm as he looked at the core of the soul storm.
Soul power condensed into a slender soul needle in his palm. He aimed at the target and flicked his finger.
The soul needle was extremely tiny. After entering the storm, it was not affected by the chaotic soul power.
Although Old Man Mu Gu's soul realm was also at the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, compared to the current Han Feng, it was still quite lacking.
After Han Feng's soul needle reached the core, it pierced in without hindrance.
At this moment, Old Man Mu Gu, who was laughing wildly and greedily absorbing the soul power of the people in the small town, suddenly felt a slight sting.
Shaking his head, Old Man Mu Gu didn't care.
Absorbing souls without any method like this, although it could skyrocket his strength in a short time, the aftereffects were huge.
Even now, Old Man Mu Gu felt a throbbing pain in his body, but the extreme excitement of his brain masked this flaw.
Old Man Mu Gu stared fixedly at Feng Xian.
Causing him to use a secret technique that damaged his body, making his already meager potential aptitude even worse.
You must pay the price!
And Han Feng...
Old Man Mu Gu glanced at the ground out of the corner of his eye and was suddenly stunned.
Where is Han Feng?
Where did he go?
Feng Xian attacked with a sword at this time. Old Man Mu Gu couldn't think too much and turned back to respond.
At this time, Old Man Mu Gu's strength skyrocketed. Every punch contained violent soul power. When Venerate Feng slashed down with his sword, he found that his power had actually fallen to a disadvantage.
Looking at Old Man Mu Gu, who became braver as he fought, Feng Xian regretted even more why he hadn't killed him decisively before, but had given him a chance to catch his breath.
Was it because he still didn't trust Han Feng and wanted to hear more facts from his mouth?
Feng Xian sighed.
He really couldn't completely trust Han Feng. Even if the other party sincerely repented, could the betrayal of his benevolent master leading to his death be forgotten?
No!
A trace of crimson flashed inexplicably in Feng Xian's eyes.
This was a sign of bedevilment.
Not the demonic qi in the forbidden areas for humans. The bedevilment here simply referred to the corruption of one's nature.
When an ordinary person becomes corrupted, it is difficult to harm many people, but when a cultivator becomes corrupted, they can turn into an Asura anytime, anywhere!
Anyone who cannot control their desires and wants to indulge themselves will have the risk of bedevilment.
Old Man Mu Gu sensed Feng Xian's abnormality and was ecstatic in his heart.
He deliberately revealed a flaw, and sure enough, Feng Xian attacked impatiently.
The next instant, Old Man Mu Gu slapped his palm on Feng Xian's chest. His fingertips pierced Feng Xian's armor, and with a light squeeze, he crushed it.
Boom!
A huge force penetrated Feng Xian's body. He coughed up a large mouthful of blood in astonishment and suddenly woke up.
"Feng Xian, oh Feng Xian, you have this day too."
Old Man Mu Gu laughed wildly.
If he could harvest the energy body of a four-star Dou Venerate today, he might be able to make up for some of the damage.
Most importantly, Feng Xian died to avenge Yao Chen. This point made him feel extremely happy in his heart.
As long as it was something that could make Yao Chen sad, Mu Gu was happy to do it.
Even if there was no benefit.
Doing these things was nothing more than being filled with jealousy.
Old Man Mu Gu had long recognized himself.
So he could use insidious schemes without any scruples.
Feng Xian quickly fell to the ground, smashing a deep pit.
Now, the situation was reversed.
Carrying the sky-filling pitch-black mist, like a devil walking out of the darkness, Old Man Mu Gu walked towards Feng Xian step by step.
"It's over..."
Old Man Mu Gu raised his arm, sucked the scythe that had been knocked away by Feng Xian into his palm, and held it high.
Swish!
The scythe swept out a dark purple blade light, but just as it was about to slash Feng Xian, it was blocked by a golden saber.
Han Feng had just intercepted some fleeing cultivators and cleared their memories of this place.
Originally, Han Feng and Feng Xian had planned to deal with it afterwards, but unfortunately, Feng Xian's failure changed the situation a lot.
Looking at Han Feng who had arrived, Feng Xian swallowed and felt inexplicably relieved.
"Be careful. He is very strong now."
Having absorbed the power of souls, Old Man Mu Gu's strength was infinitely close to the five-star Dou Venerate level, equivalent to a Heavenly Venerate in the Hall of Souls.
"Don't worry. Leave the rest to me."
Han Feng shook Mu Gu away with a slash and took out a healing pill, handing it to Feng Xian.
Feng Xian took the pill. This time, he did not hesitate and swallowed it in one gulp.
The gentle and rich medicinal power instantly dissolved in his body, repairing his injuries.
Looking at Han Feng's sturdy back, Feng Xian seemed to have let go of something in his heart.
Let the past be the past. Those memories were ultimately unbearable and painful.
Next, he would watch for Yao Chen what this kid would do.
Whether he had really embarked on the right path.
Actions are always more convincing than beautiful words.
Feng Xian circulated his Dou Qi, accelerating his body's recovery, preparing to help Han Feng as soon as possible.
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Mu Gu looked at the person in front of him in astonishment, as if he had seen something unbelievable.
"Han Feng?"
"You, how can your cultivation be..."
Mu Gu muttered to himself.
"I taught you the secret technique of squeezing potential before. You couldn't have cultivated so fast... No, that's not right! Even if you recovered your aptitude, you couldn't have advanced so many stars!"
"It's the 'Flame Mantra,' it's the 'Flame Mantra,' right?"
The expression on Mu Gu's face suddenly became crazed.
"You succeeded in cultivating the 'Flame Mantra'!"
In his cognition, only this mysterious cultivation technique might bring about a different result.
Han Feng looked at Mu Gu expressionlessly and flourished his saber.
"You guessed right. Unfortunately, there's no prize."
"Jie jie jie, you succeeded, you really succeeded!"
Mu Gu was ecstatic.
"I spared your life back then just to test the effect of the 'Flame Mantra.' Since it has succeeded now, then hand over the 'Flame Mantra'!"
Han Feng did not speak. His response was a flash of saber light.
Clang!
The sound of clashing blades rang out, and Han Feng's one-star Dou Venerate cultivation was revealed without a doubt.
Feng Xian stared blankly at Han Feng.
Wasn't this kid a nine-star Dou Ancestor just now? How did he break through to Dou Venerate so quickly?
Mu Gu was filled with regret. If he had known that Han Feng could advance so quickly with the "Flame Mantra," he should have gone to find Han Feng long ago!
Now that Han Feng had broken through to the Dou Venerate realm, he was not someone he could suppress with a flip of his hand.
Han Feng slashed down one after another, indeed feeling Old Man Mu Gu's current tyranny.
A wisp of blue flame slowly surged onto his body, followed by a green flame.
"Flame God's Descent!"
Han Feng recited silently in his heart. Two-colored flame patterns appeared on his face, finally interweaving into a majestic Flame God mask.
Boom!
The energy of the two Heavenly Flames exploded, raising Han Feng's cultivation to the level of a late-stage three-star Dou Venerate.
"Heavenly Flames!"
Old Man Mu Gu was so envious that his heart twisted, and his attacks became more fierce.
He had cultivated to the Dou Venerate realm, yet he hadn't found a single Heavenly Flame. This Han Feng had actually displayed two Heavenly Flames in succession!
Han Feng calmly drew his saber and slashed. The Sea Heart Flame attached to [Extreme Lion], slashing out a water-wave blade light.
At the same time, he flipped his left hand, and a ball of silver fluid appeared in his palm.
The Innate Primordial Magnetism transformed into a silver long saber in the next moment, with a green flame emerging from the tip.
"Dual Sabers: Lotus Sea!"
Han Feng crossed his dual sabers. The two Heavenly Flames merged into one at the blade edge, slashing out layer by layer in a superimposed form, the power stacking higher and higher.
Old Man Mu Gu was caught off guard by this blow. He had no countermeasures in his mind for this original move, and was careless for a moment.
Fortunately, he had a large amount of soul power in his body as a foundation, so he was not seriously injured.
"Good move. Unfortunately, the power is a bit lacking!"
Old Man Mu Gu's sinister face revealed a smile. Seizing the gap when Han Feng used his Dou Skill, he quickly pounced.
"Lacking, is it? I think it's just right."
Han Feng snapped his fingers at Old Man Mu Gu.
Bang!
In an instant, Old Man Mu Gu's face turned as pale as paper. The soul power in his body was dispersed by an invisible wave, as if a breach had appeared, and a large amount of soul power leaked out.
How could this be!
Old Man Mu Gu retreated in terror.
Han Feng walked towards him step by step. Everything was under his control.
From the moment the soul needle was injected at the very beginning, Old Man Mu Gu was destined to fail.
The leakage of soul power caused Old Man Mu Gu's body to shrink suddenly, and his inflated mentality collapsed in an instant.
Han Feng sent him flying with a kick.
The powerful force directly shattered his bones.
Mu Gu's body flew into the air. Before he could react, Han Feng's figure appeared behind him.
A cold light flashed in Han Feng's eyes, and he clenched his fist.
"Teacher beat you like this back then, right!"
The power of the Heavenly Flame condensed on his fist, and Han Feng smashed down hard.
Boom!
The Sea Heart Flame spread out like waves, exploding from high altitude all the way to the ground, spreading a wave of fire every few meters it sank.
Under one punch, Old Man Mu Gu had completely lost the strength to resist.
Misfortunes never come singly. The backlash of absorbing souls struck at the same time, and Old Man Mu Gu's already heavily injured body trembled repeatedly.
Han Feng landed in front of him.
Old Man Mu Gu raised his head tremblingly, looking at Han Feng with a terrified expression. "Spare my life, spare my life!"
Han Feng looked at him indifferently and slowly raised his arm.
"Yao Chen is not dead!"
Under the erosion of fear, Old Man Mu Gu shouted subconsciously.
Han Feng's body froze abruptly.
The next second, he grabbed Old Man Mu Gu's collar, his red eyes staring fixedly at him.
"What did you say?"
Old Man Mu Gu trembled, "I didn't kill Yao Chen. I didn't catch him back then. He escaped."
Han Feng breathed rapidly, his chest heaving violently, greatly moved.
He stared at Mu Gu and suddenly smiled.
"Way of Heaven: Spirit Devour!"
A terrifying suction force erupted from his palm. Old Man Mu Gu's face instantly twisted, murmuring, "No, don't!"
Unfortunately, Han Feng exerted his greatest strength, directly sucking Mu Gu's soul body out of his body, and finally converting it into a blue-quality soul bead under the secret method.
This represented that the other party's soul power had reached the Spirit Realm.
Looking at the soul bead in his hand, Han Feng did not hesitate and refined it directly.
The next instant, countless memories flowed in his mind. Han Feng quickly searched for that battle decades ago.
He saw Old Man Mu Gu tracking Yao Chen's soul body all the way, but losing the target in a spatial turbulence.
The memory was cut off here.
Han Feng clenched his fists tightly, a thought repeating in his mind.
Master... might still be alive!